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Watts Bar #2 was the last one in the US to come online started construction in 1972 came online in 2016... These are the sorts of timelines that make these thi

Watts Bar #2 was the last one in the US to come online started construction in 1972 came online in 2016... These are the sorts of timelines that make these things hard sells to modern boardrooms and investment strategies.

replygirl 3y ago
Stopped in 1985, resumed in 2007
- pfdietz 3y ago
  After the restart of construction it ended up being considerably more expensive than promised.
  - replygirl 3y ago
    Some contributing factors: new regulations requiring partial redesign; global financial crisis; being Gen II and therefore highly impacted by brain drain